Comments on: Talking PET, Paks, & pouches with Dave Pearce of Grove Mill

By: New Zealand wine stomps carbon footprint on the label | Dr Vino's wine blog

New Zealand wine stomps carbon footprint on the label | Dr Vino's wine blog — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:50:45 +0000

[...] Starting early next year, some consumers will be able to buy a wine with a carbon footprint analysis on the label. Mobius, a new sauvignon blanc from New Zealand’s Marlborough region, will sport the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions on a per glass basis. Bottles destined for Australia will be the first to receive the notations; other markets will follow with custom calculations from the Carbon Trust, a nonprofit. The wine is made by New Zealand Wine Company, which also owns Grove Mill, run by emissions-guru Dave Pearce. [...]

By: georges fortier

georges fortier — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:19:31 +0000

I found a pouch that is not really a pouch made by Cascade see http://www.platypreserve.com
It works very well at keeping a wine for over two weeks if you squeeze all the air out
Fun thing to have at the beach or in the park

By: Coty

Coty — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:06:13 +0000

Excellent post on alternative packaging! Not to sure how I’d feel about drinking wine from a Capri Sun like pouch though…Ultimately, I don’t think wineries will be moving away from glass anytime soon.

By: kim

kim — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:32:42 +0000

Seriously though, some of those glass bottles are disgustingly heavy- I’m looking at you Michael-David Winery!
And not only are they obnoxious to stock, they also don’t sell well if they’re too wide to fit in our racks and we have to stash them off to the side!